It is that time of the year again, Crawford County. The hunt for some March Madness begins for girls hoops this week.

It’s a fun time of the year where anything can and will happen. Just ask the 2014-15 Wynford Royals. In a sectional title game against Crestview, the No. 1 team in the state at the end of last regular season, the Royals shocked the area with a double overtime upset of the district's top seed.

The Bucyrus Lady Redmen saw a favorable draw in the Division III Shelby District. They will take on county rival Galion in the opening round at 8 p.m. on Wednesday at Lexington. If the Lady Red win, they would meet the winner of Riverdale and Fostoria in the lower half of the bracket for the sectional championship. If Bucyrus can advance to the district tournament, it will play the winner of Wynford, Willard or Huron.

The Lady Red own one of the most dominant post players in the district in Kelci Simms. With Ashton Hawkins running the show and Brooklyn Spears’ lockdown defense, the Lady Red are built for a long tournament run.

Colonel Crawford is the lone Crawford County school in the lower portion of the Shelby district. The Eagles open with a match up with the 11-10 Western Reserve Roughriders of the Firelands Conference. A potential win would likely pit the Eagles against top overall seed Crestview, the top-ranked team in the state again this year. It was a tough draw for the Eagles, but with shooters like Alexus Burkhart and defenders like Jada Klingenberger, the Eagles could be this year’s surprise team.

Wynford took the first round bye. An injury-plagued year has really taken a toll on the Royals but with most of the players from last year’s sectional championship team on the roster this year, the Royals know what it takes to win in the tournament. They will take on the winner of Willard and Huron at 6:15 p.m. Saturday in Lexington.

The likely matchup will be against Willard, which beat the Royals played 49-18 less than a week ago. But the Royals have shown flashes of greatness this season. In the second game of the season, the Royals hosted Crestview in a rematch of their epic sectional championship game from a year ago. The Cougars returned the core of their team while the Royals lost 2014-15 leading scorer Ellie Richmond to graduation. The Royals lost by only nine points. A couple of weeks later, Wynford beat Seneca East, the No. 4 team in the loaded N10, 33-26.

If the Royals can again pull off the upset, and the Lady Red can get on a win streak, the district semifinal matchup could be Round 3 of the Civil War between Bucyrus and Wynford. With Sarah Ogden ruling the boards, the streaky shooting of Jade Stuckman and Gretchen Harris’ ability to dribble drive, the Royals just might give a repeat performance of last year’s sectional championship game.

The Buckeye Central Buckettes, finally get their matchup with fellow county school Crestline at 6:15 p.m. on Wednesday at Tiffin Columbian High School. The regular season contest was canceled earlier in the season. The winner of the game will take on the winner of Sandusky St. Mary’s and Monroeville. If the Buckettes get on a roll, they will likely play the second-seeded Tiffin Calvert in the district semifinals. Calvert will play the winner of Plymouth and Lucas for a sectional title.

With three wins, the Buckettes could set up a meeting with top seeded New London in the district finals. The Buckettes will need to beat Crestline, St. Mary’s or Monroeville and, likely, Tiffin Calvert to advance to the title game. Sharpshooters like Haley Green and Courtney Pifher and with possibly the best sophomore in the area, Jenna Karl, running the show, the Buckettes could surpass everyone’s preseason expectations.